Today's Features

Jesus looked straight into the eyes of the Pharisees as He defied their rebellious hearts and senseless reasoning by proclaiming, “before Abraham was, I am.”
Paul told the church of Colossae that Jesus was the image of the invisible God. Isaiah looked into the future by the Spirit and foretold that a virgin would bare a son called Emanuel, being interpreted, God with us.

I am allergic to many things and it is not just seasonal pollen…so trust me when I say don’t blame your late summer sneezes on this lovely perennial. There are about 100 species of golden rod in North America, 20 of which can be found in Kentucky. So, it is no surprise that Solidago, or golden rod, is Kentucky’s official state flower.

The beacon of spring in these parts is undoubtedly the native dogwood. But, because of disease problems, especially dogwood anthracnose, people are seeking alternatives to Cornus florida.
There are other notable dogwoods like Cornus kousa and Cornus mas, but look beyond the dogwood for small, spring flowering landscape trees that prove to have interest well into summer. Consider the Carolina silverbell (halesia) and the fringe tree (chionanthus).

Lately, people have been asking me about the eclipse and now the situation with North Korea.
It seems whenever strange or crisis events are predicted, people become nervous. Of course, it’s only natural to wonder what is going to happen and I am reminded of the famous Y2K scare that was a huge topic in 1999.

One American flag flapping in the wind can be moving for most patriotic Americans, but 100 such flags with stars and stripes waving in close proximity can be breathtaking.
Several years ago, the members of the Williamstown Woman’s Club were looking for ways to make a meaningful difference in the community, and they decided to display 100 American flags along Eibeck Lane for every veteran’s funeral held at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery North (KVCN) in Williamstown.

I received a letter from a reader years ago that asked somewhat of a philosophical question regarding determinate tomatoes. Yes, philosophical, because she asked why would we plant a tomato that sets its fruit, reaches a certain point, stops growing, ripens nearly at once and then dies?
Our love affair with homegrown tomatoes would more logically dictate that we grew only indeterminate tomatoes that reached monstrous proportions and yielded fruit into a first killing frost.